INB Resende - Nuclear Fuel Factory

The Nuclear Fuel Factory, located in the town of Resende (RJ), is an industrial complex of production units where four stages of the nuclear fuel cycle are carried out: uranium enrichment, UF6 to UO2 conversion, production of pellets and fabrication of the fuel assemblies for energy generation in reactors of nuclear power plants.

A new unit, for converting uranium into gas, is currently in the design phase. With the setting up of this unit, the company will complete the nuclear fuel cycle.